Hank Azaria
Biography
Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Conan
2010
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
· 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Simpsons
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice) · 1989
Family Guy
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Police Superintendent Chalmers (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Nigel Harpington (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Reginald Barrington (voice) · 1999
Conan
as Self · 2010
The View
as Self · 1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self · 2015
Friends
as David · 1994
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Futurama
as Harold Zoid (voice) · 1999
Golden Globe Awards
as Self · 1944
Mad About You
as Nat Ostertag · 1992
Family Ties
as Joe · 1982
Ray Donovan
as Ed Cochran · 2013
Spider-Man
as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice) · 1994
Spider-Man
as Eddie Brock (voice) · 1994
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Danny Stevens · 2017
Tales from the Crypt
as Richard · 1989
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Policeman · 1990
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
What a Cartoon!
as Elmo (voice) · 1995
The Idol
as Chaim · 2023
Pretty Woman
as Detective · 1990
Heat
as Alan Marciano · 1995
Herman's Head
as Jay Nichols · 1991
The Smurfs
as Gargamel · 2011
The Electric State
as Perplexo (voice) · 2025
Brockmire
as Jim Brockmire · 2017
The Simpsons Movie
as Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice) · 2007
Love & Other Drugs
as Dr. Stan Knight · 2010
Hello Tomorrow!
as Eddie Nicholls · 2023
Maniac
as Hank Landsberg (voice) · 2018
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Tim Cook · 2022
Billy on the Street
as Self · 2011
Huff
as Craig Huffstodt · 2004
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self · 2018
The Smurfs 2
as Gargamel · 2013
Godzilla
as Victor 'Animal' Palotti · 1998
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln · 2009
Beethoven
as Killer (voice) · 1994
Free Agents
as Alex Taylor · 2011
The Birdcage
as Agador · 1996
Going Dutch
as Hank Azaria (voice) · 2025
Yellow Mirror
as Chief Wiggum (voice) · 2026
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Young Patches O'Houlihan · 2004
Hop
as Carlos / Phil (voice) · 2011
Happy Feet Two
as Mighty Sven (voice) · 2011
Anastasia
as Bartok (voice) · 1997
Along Came Polly
as Claude · 2004
Unscripted
as Hank Azaria · 2005
Free Radio
as Self · 2008
Bordertown
as Bud Buckwald · 2016
The Wizard of Lies
as Frank Dipascali · 2017
Celebrity Poker Showdown
as Self · 2003
Great Expectations
as Walter Plane · 1998
Out of the Blue
as Jock · 2022
Fortnite x The Simpsons
as Moe Szyslak (voice) · 2025
Fortnite x The Simpsons
as Professor Frink (voice) · 2025
Fortnite x The Simpsons
as Chief Wiggum (voice) · 2025
Year One
as Abraham · 2009
Shattered Glass
as Michael Kelly · 2003
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Moe (voice) · 2024
Grosse Pointe Blank
as Steven Lardner · 1997
Lovelace
as Jerry Damiano · 2013
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
as Chief Wiggum (voice) · 2023
Quiz Show
as Albert Freedman · 1994
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Gargamel (voice) · 2011
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Moe Szyslak (voice) · 2026
Run Fatboy Run
as Whit · 2007
Mystery Men
as Blue Raja / Jeffrey · 1999
Now and Then
as Bud Kent · 1995
Bartok the Magnificent
as Bartok (voice) · 1999
The Artist
as Thomas Edison · 2025
If Not for You
as Craig Schaeffer · 1995
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Gargamel (voice) · 2013
Simpsley
as Inspector Wiggum (voice) · 2026
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
as Moe Szyslak / Captain McCallister / Goofy / Buzz Lightyear (voice) · 2021
America's Sweethearts
as Hector · 2001
Cradle Will Rock
as Marc Blitzsetin · 1999
Celebrity
as David · 1998
Imagine That
as Josh Miller · 2002
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend · 2025
The Aristocrats
as Self · 2005
Mystery, Alaska
as Charles Danner · 1999
Behemoth!
as Peter Serian · 2026
Uprising
as Mordechaj Anielewicz · 2001
Uprising
as Mordechaj Anielewicz · 2001
Stressed Eric
· 1998
I Know That Voice
as Self · 2014
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Srul Katz · 2016
Fail Safe
as Prof. Groeteschele · 2000
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice) · 2005
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
· 1999
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
The Grand
as Mike "The Bike" Heslov · 2007
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
as Kirk Van Houten / Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy / Gary Chalmers / Snake Jailbird / Professor Frink / Blubbo's Trainer · 2025
Eulogy
as Daniel Collins · 2004
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
· 1988
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
as Joska (voice) · 2008
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
as Self · 2010
The Simpsons Funday Football
as Moe (voice) · 2024
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
as Himself · 2008
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited) · 2012
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice) · 2003
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self · 2022
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self · 2005
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self · 2008
The Simpsons: America's First Family
as Self · 2000
Chicago 10
as Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice) · 2008
Homegrown
as Carter · 1998
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice) · 2017
CyberWorld
as Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice) · 2000
Timms Valley
as Chaz Babcock · 2013
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
· 2026
Monkey Mischief
as Pharaoh Kahmunrah · 2009
Hail to the Breadsticks!
as Self · 2023
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self · 2010
Chicken Little
as (voice) · 1998
Springfield's Most Wanted
as Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited) · 1995
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage) · 2003
Tuesdays with Morrie
as Mitch Albom · 1999
Planet of the Couches
as Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy (voice) · 2016
Tears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
as Himself · 2015
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
· 2004
Bark!
as Sam · 2002
Cool Blue
as Buzz · 1990
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
as Comic Book Guy · 2021
Hollywood Dog
as Hollywood Dog (voice) · 1990
The Wright Way
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2025